Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04
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CITY AND VICINITY.

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Mr.. w. H. Brink has just cast in his
foundry rolling bed weighing eight tons
for the Burlington Manufacturing com
pany.
The civil service examinations for the
district of Vermont will be held at the
Customs building in this city May IA and
October T.
Several of the fishing huts which dotted
the ice in the bay were found Monday
in the anchor ice which had been broken
mp by the heavy gale of Sunday night
The loss on w. b. McKillip's stock of
goods at the recent fire was settled Thurs
day, the companies allowing him the full
amount of the policies which aggregated
5000
The stage from Keesevile now reaches
Burlington by way of Colchester Point
A road has been pushed from Port Kent
to that point and the crossing is said To be
fine.
At the meeting of the Baptist church
last week there was a large attendance.
The society voted unanimously to extend
call to Rev. Mr.. McFarlan of Boston
to become their pastor.
despatch was received from Rev. f. &.
Mcfarland of Newton Centre, Mass,
Tuesday, announcing his acceptance of the
call to the pastorate of the First Baptist
church and stating that he would be here
next Sunday.
BY the breaking up of the ice Sunday
night, H. II. Ross of Rock Point lost
nice new fishing hut 1t contained coal
stove and was well equipped for fishing
To,
or was sunk.
The members of Lakeside Camping
club are holding weekly meetings this
winter and are expecting to have a good
time this coming summer at their camp.
They 90 to Williston for party as soon
as the sleighing is good.
The check lists for the annual city cleo
ton will have 10 be posted 10y February II
as the law provides that they shall be
posted IL days before the date of the elec
ton and the city election this year will oc
cur Tuesday, March /.
Grand Lecturer NJ. w. johnson has
been invited to be present at the animal
meeting of the Fourth Masonic district to
be held at West Rutland, February =
Grand Master Marsh O. Perkins Of Wind
sor expects to be present.
Some of our lumber dealers express the
opinion that if the retalistory measure is
carried into effect in relation to Canadian
imports it will seriously injure the lum-
Der business in this city, as most of our
supply comes from Canada
DR.. w. ). Webb has purchased Col.
Hindes new ice yacht. He expects to
come here this week to open his home and
on February II he will bring party that
will occupy a full car to remain here dur
ing the carnival
Although it would naturally be expect
ed that the frequent changes in the wealth
er would bring plenty of custom to the
doctors, our physicians say that there has
seldom been less sickness in the city at
this season than at present.
Alfred Lafountain attempted to sec
how shortly he could turn his horse about
at the corner of Pearl street and Winooski
avenue. He found out. The sleigh tipped
over and the horse ran away. The dam
ages were light
Rev. Mr. Carter, pastor of the College
street church, preached an excellent ser
mon to students, Sunday. on The
Opportunities in College for Development
in the Christian Life" There was large
attendance of students.
1t is announced that the purchasers of
the jail property will erect a handsome
block of stores on the front of the site with
a large opera house to the rear. The lot is
sufficiently deep for that purpose and it
would be desirable addition to the city.
Hon. Mortimer Whitehead, lecturer of
the National Grange, who is to lecture at
the University, February s. will speak to
the farmers of Milton on Mondey evening,
February Z, 1887, at the Methodist church.
All are invited, admission free, pri-
vate lecture will be delivered at p. m
The y. NJ. c. A. will hold its customary
young mems meeting to morrow at $3.50
p. M, in g. A. K hall. Subject, Gracious
Promises to Winners of Souls" Jas. V
10, 20; Daniel xii 3. The meeting will be
led by Mr.. Van Patten and should he well
attended. All men are cordially invited
The strong wind that prevailed Thurs
day night played havoc with the ice sc
that yesterday none could be seen on the
New York side. In the Burlington har-
Dor the ice is still good, however, and
from Appletree Point to Plattsburgh
there is no opening and the ice boating il
excellent.
Peter Dolan's horse started suddenly on
Union street Tuesday, throwing him out
near College street, but fortunately he
was but slightly bruised. The horse ran
through number of streets and finally
turned down Church street. At Main it
turned to the east and was stopped near
Union street. Strangely enough the wagon
was but slightly damaged.
The Y. NJ. G. A. have secured a mum
Der of stereopticon views of model asso
citation buildings, which will he thrown
upon the canvas on Tuesday evening as q
preface to Mr. Obers illustrated lecture
on Mexico. BY this means our citizens
may learn what other cities are doing for
their young men and what it is possible
for Burlington to do.